House Republicans summon NPR CEO for hearing on ‘rampant’ bias allegations
FIRST ON FOX: The House Energy & Commerce Committee is summoning the head of NPR before Congress to answer accusations the outlet has a left-wing bias despite receiving federal funds. “The Committee has concerns about the direction in which NPR may be headed under past and present leadership. As a taxpayer funded, public radio organization, Read More
EcoHealth Alliance president to testify on COVID origins, Wuhan lab taxpayer-funded research
EcoHealth Alliance President Peter Daszak is expected to publicly testify on Wednesday before the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic. According to congressional lawmakers, EcoHealth – a U.S.-based nonprofit whose mission is to prevent pandemics – used taxpayer dollars “to fund dangerous gain-of-function research at the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV)” in China. COVID Read More
Rae Bareli Lok Sabha constituency: Check polling date, candidates list, past election results
On May 20, the fifth phase of the polls will take place, during which the Rae Bareli constituency, one of the 80 Lok Sabha constituencies in Uttar Pradesh, will cast its vote.
Stormy lawyer accuses Michael Cohen of lying, but it’s Trump who’s on trial
Donald Trump’s hush money trial was back in action yesterday, and there was news right out of the box. Judge Juan Merchan, to absolutely no one’s surprise, ruled that Trump had violated his gag order – and fined him $9,000. Now that’s just pocket change for him, but the larger point is that Merchan ruled Read More
AstraZeneca admits Covishield vaccines raises rare side-effects risk. How worried should you be?
In India, almost 90% of people who received Covid vaccine, received the AstraZeneca vaccine which in India is called Covishield.
Manipur Police personnel drove 2 Kuki women to mob that paraded them naked: CBI charge sheet
The Manipur Police personnel allegedly drove the two women from the Kuki-Zomi community, who had sought refuge in their official gypsy.
White House considers accepting some Palestinians from Gaza as refugees amid Israel-Hamas war
The Biden administration is considering welcoming certain Palestinians to the U.S. as refugees as they seek to escape war-torn Gaza amid the ongoing war in the Middle East between Israel and Hamas. Senior officials across several federal U.S. agencies have discussed in recent weeks the details of potential options to accept Palestinians from Gaza who Read More
Pennsylvania House votes to criminalize Bluetooth stalking
Pennsylvania took a step Tuesday toward becoming the latest state to punish someone for using a Bluetooth-connected device to track someone without their permission. The state House of Representatives voted 199-1 to approve legislation that would make using a tracking device to secretly track another person part of Pennsylvania’s laws against stalking. The crime would Read More
Alabama lawmakers eye gambling compromise as legislative session nears its end
Alabama lawmakers on Tuesday proposed a compromise on gambling legislation that would authorize a state lottery and multiple sites with electronic gambling machines. But the measure faces an uncertain outlook in the closing days of the legislative session. A conference committee approved the two-bill proposal as lawmakers aim to put the issue to a statewide Read More
‘Psy-op’: Conservatives skeptical of House Dems’ motives in protecting Johnson
House conservatives are warily watching their Democratic counterparts after House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., led a statement promising to protect Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., from a GOP-led ouster threat. “Some people are wondering if this isn’t like a psy-op, where the Dems are saying we’re going to publicly support you because they want, at Read More